Child Care Data Tracker

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The Child Care Data Tracker (Tracker), available to tribes and territories, is a comprehensive case management tool designed to support the collection, management, and utilization of the case-level information needed for the generation of the required ACF-700 and ACF-801 reports.

The Tracker software was developed to require minimal hardware and software support. The following minimum requirements are needed to use the Tracker.

Child Care Data Tracker—Minimum Hardware/Software Requirements

The Child Care Data Tracker can be installed onto any of the following systems:

Windows 2000

Windows Server 2003

Microsoft Windows NT® 4.0

Windows Millennium Edition (Windows Me)

Windows XP Professional

Windows VISTA

Windows 7

Windows 8

Windows 8.1

Windows 10

Microsoft Access

Microsoft Access software is required. For the Tracker to operate properly on your computer, the 32 bit version of Access must be installed. The software can run on the following versions of Microsoft Access:

Microsoft Access 2000

Microsoft Access 2002

Microsoft Access 2003

Microsoft Access 2007

Microsoft Access 2010

Microsoft Access 2013

Microsoft Access 2016

Monitor

It is recommended that your monitor/screen resolution be set to 1024 X 780 pixels. The minimum resolution must be at least 800 X 600 pixels.

Hard Disk

100 MB of available space is required on system hard drive

Drive

CD-ROM, DVD-ROM, CD-RW, or external drive. We recommend having one of these so you will be able to regularly back up the Tracker database.

Mouse

Mouse or compatible pointing device

Printer

In order to take full advantage of the Tracker’s capability to print reports, the PC should be connected to a printer capable of printing in color, if available. Although the charts displayed on the Profile Reports will print in black and white, they are greatly enhanced in color.

The Tracker software is accompanied by a Tutorial which provides an overview to help grantees become familiar with the Tracker, its content, and the way it functions. An automatic installation process allows users to put the Tracker and the Tutorial on a desktop computer for immediate use. A comprehensive User’s Guide also is available for those who receive the Tracker software.